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Lot 171

[VENTRILOQUISTS] Large Collection of Ventriloquists' Epheme...

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

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[VENTRILOQUISTS] Large Collection of Ventriloquists' Ephemera and Photographs. 1890s ? 1980s. Approximately 80 items, including an early chapbook How Anyone May Become a Ventriloquist (R. March, ca. 1890s); two modern sets of ventriloquists trading cards; brochures and advertisements for Arthur Moose, Loring Campbell and Fred Robison; postcards and flyers advertising various vent acts; and a large selection of photographs of ?belly talkers," most from the mid-century period, including images of Edgar Bergen, Arthur Prince (one portrait SIGNED), W.S. Berger, Senor Wences, George Blake, Dick Berry, Diabolo, Les Chapy, Daniel Remy, Joe Lantiere, Bob Mundstedt, Vocalys, Brenda and Eddie, Al Redding, Bill Boley, and others. Largest 10 x 8". A few images SIGNED. A fascinating and diverse collection.